Milwaukee County is asking a judge for a new trial in the case of a former prison inmate who was awarded nearly $7 million after alleging she was sexually assaulted while pregnant in jail and forced to give birth while in shackles.
County lawyers tell WITI-TV that the former inmate’s ex-boyfriend and father of her child says they made up the rape allegation to get money.
According to the county the ex-boyfriend, Ivan Boyd, said he asked a guard at the prison to bring his girlfriend food but no sexual contact occurred between them.
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The woman’s attorney said Boyd’s claims are false. The attorney has asked the judge to throw out the county’s appeal, saying the county is re-victimizing the woman.
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